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NewsDeadline pushed back for CSU tendering
Clinical commissioning groups will be allowed to delay formal procurement of their support services until 2016, under new guidance published this week by NHS England.
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NewsLegacy of care claims liabilities threatens CCGs’ finances
Contingent liabilities in primary care trust accounts rocket to £661m
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NewsExclusive: Clare Gerada wins role transforming London primary care
The outgoing Royal College of GPs chair Clare Gerada has been appointed to lead a project to overhaul primary care across London.
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NewsUpdated: Councils told to spend DH cash on public health
Councils’ public health grants are to be ringfenced for a third year, Public Health England chief executive Duncan Selbie has revealed.
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NewsOne in seven of staff made redundant win back jobs
More than one in seven NHS workers made redundant since May 2010 have been re-employed in the service, parliamentary figures show.
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NewsAdditional £240m for NHS IT
The Department of Health has increased the size of a technology fund for improving access to electronic patient records, from £260m to £500m.
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North West Ambulance to take on 111 in East Cheshire
COMMERCIAL: North West Ambulance Service Trust will take on NHS 111 in the area for an interim period, Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group has announced.
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NewsRevealed: Second hospital could be franchised to private firm
The Department of Health and Treasury have approved a process that could lead to a second district general hospital trust being franchised to a private company.
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NewsExclusive: Race 'a factor' in variability of sickle cell services
Wide variations in the quality of services for patients with rare blood disorders are at least partly a result of their prevalence among ethnic minority communities, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHS bodies 'like warring parents'
The two organisations in charge of the health service in England “ought to get their act together”, NHS leaders have said.
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NewsMPs warn on drugs for rare diseases
Patients with rare diseases could be denied access to cutting-edge therapies because of changes to the way drugs are funded, MPs have warned.
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NewsRCP pledges action on Francis and backs new criminal offences
The head of the Royal College of Physicians has told HSJ it backs the idea of new criminal offences for the abuse and neglect of NHS patients.
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Peterborough and Stamford predicts £40m deficit
FINANCE Peterborough and Stamford Foundation Trust is on course to record a £40.3m budget deficit for 2013-14, in line with its forecast.
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Leeds South and East CCG appoints six GP leads
STRUCTURE: Leeds South and East CCG has appointed six GP clinical commissioning leads.
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Lewisham Healthcare Trust hitting 18 week targets
PERFORMANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust is hitting the 18 week referral to treatment time targets so far this year, board papers reveal.
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Ipswich sets itself £14.6m CIP target
Ipswich Hospital Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £14.6m for 2013-14.
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South Devon sets itself £11.4m CIP target
FINANCE South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £11.4m for 2013-14.
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Worcestershire sets itself £15m CIP target
FINANCE Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £15m for 2013-14.
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Leeds South and East CCG's authorisation conditions under review
STRUCTURE: Leeds South and East CCG has submitted evidence to NHS England for the review of its two authorisation conditions.
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Oxfordshire CCG finishes 2012-13 with £13.5m overspend
FINANCE: Oxfordshire clinical commissioning group finished 2012-13 £13.5m overspent - £6.1m worse than forecasted.